Food Network Crowns New Iron Chef TV Fodder, CT - 21 hours ago After several weeks of intense cook-offs between a number of renowned chefs, Food Network named Michael Symon its newest Iron Chef last night. ...
Mario Batali it has been said was fired .... that was denied by the Food Network. Then there were reports he quit. At any rate he wasn't there for the judging so he is gone one way or the other it seems.
I noticed during the Thanksgiving Battle that in the background where you can see the long pictures of the Iron Chefs, Batali's photo was not there. You could see Cat Cora's, Bobby Flay's and Michael Symon's, but not Batali's. I spent have the show looking for it too. So, I guess he really and truly is gone.
The New York Post reported that Batali's contract with the Food Network would not be renewed, and that he would no longer be featured on its Iron Chef America series. The article further reported that Batali had decided not to make any further appearances on Iron Chef America because the network had canceled his show, Molto Mario, which had been airing on Food Network since 1997[4]. A Food Network spokesperson confirmed to ABC News that Molto Mario, would no longer be aired, but said that "Mario Batali is still part of the Food Network family. Sometimes family members go off and do other things. We completely blessed his decision to go to PBS...He is still going to appear on Iron Chef America."[5] No new episodes of Molto Mario have been filmed since 2004, but the network continued airing re-runs over the ensuing three years. Batali was absent on the season finale of the Next Iron Chef.
Batali will be starting another show for PBS with Gwyneth Paltrow featuring Spanish cuisine, which will be filmed starting in October 2007 and into 2008.[6]. This will be the first of a series of shows that will be developed for PBS over the next several years. Batali is also in negotiations with Travel Channel to develop a series on Italian cuisine and culture with filming tentatively scheduled to begin June 2008.
Guess that he is gone that is sad he was my Fav on the network next to AB
that is sad he was my Fav on the network next to AB 
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